Manage workplace diversity

Presentation One

Diversity

• What’s diversity mean ?Diversity means differences. Such as, "People from different cultures live in a community, making it a diverse place to live

What’s different in community?

For example ;• Sex• Skin• Culture• Age• Status• Etc.

How to develop respect of diversity

• The organization needs to create the common rule for workplace diversity

• Encourage workplace diversity for example , people in a department come from different background

How to develop respect of diversity

• Creating diversity training, encourage people to be aware of how different people enhance the efficiency of organization

• The organization must have a policy not to promote only individual group of people. We need to treat all people equally regardless of their race, culture, gender, age etc.

How to develop respect of diversity

• Creating workplace environments and practices that encourage learning from others and capture the advantage of diverse perspectives

• Show the benefit of diversity for both colleague and customer.

How to be a role model for respect of diversity.

• Accept the other people’s thought or idea • No discrimination • Consideration employer from their ability and

performance not appearance.

Benefits of workplace diversity

• Wide range of idea • Wide range of experience• More understanding of difference people

which is benefit on marketing• Greater creativity and innovation• Variety of talents within the organization

• Challenges to managing a diverse work population

• Challenges to communication between difference people

- For example, native and non-native speakers are exposed to the same messages, they may interpret the information differently

Challenges of Workplace Diversity

Example of multiculturalism in workforce

• Cross-cultural issue • Different way to see things and an inability or

unwillingness, to see what the other person is seeing that causes of the difficulties

• Dietary - Muslim – Eat halal meat and don’t eat pork - Hinduism – Don’t eat read meat - Vegetarian- Don’t eat meat

Diversity Training

Presentation Two

The benefits and importance of training related to diversity issue in workplace

• To reduce diversity issue • Training staff will know how to work with

different people and know each others• Training can help to bring out the best

individual• performance and how to use it all together as

a team.

•Higher employee retention rates

•Improved employee (individual and team) performance and morale

•Reduced harassment incidences, charges, and discrimination lawsuits

•Improved workplace staffing (diversity recruitment)

Leading a socially diversity in the workplace

• As a manager you will be responsible for the actions in the workplace.

• Make activities for diversity training• Solve a problem• To know your staff

diversity topics on which your staff need training

• Conflict resolution• Respect training• Workplace harassment• Workplace gender training• Disability awareness• Cultural diversity• Team diversity

Conflict resolution

• Differences, discrimination, or lack of respect can lead to conflict - even violence.

• We can help you ensure your employees gain the skills to recognize potential conflict - and avoid it.

Respect training

• This is where it all begins. By fostering respect among employees for each other in the multicultural diversity workplace, diversity transforms into opportunity.

Workplace harassment

• From gender to race, harassment undermines your workplace effectiveness, and can lead to costly lawsuits against you. Make sure your people have training to respect all differences.

Workplace gender training

• Many people have stereotypes about the role of men and women, which can be particularly destructive in the workplace. We’ll help your staff get training to respect gender, lifestyle choices, and more.

Disability awareness

• Whether physical or mental, disability can be devastating. Lack of sensitivity can cost you dearly.

• We’ll help you make sure your people have the skills necessary to work sensitively with the disabled.

Cultural diversity

• culture is a person’s worldview. To be effective in today’s global economy, your employees need cultural diversity

Team diversity

• The secret ingredient of highly-effective teams is a variety of talents and skills. With our workplace diversity training tools, your people can turn differences into strength

Ideas for diversity exercise in the workplace

• Provide activities for staff, e.g. intercultural party – The employees will bring and showcase various

foods from around the world such as teas, coffees, desserts, foods associated with celebrations, rice dishes, breads and so on. Staff will bring a pot luck dish from their cultural background.

• Conduct role-plays for staff• Create a discussion group about diversity issues,

e.g. newspaper articles

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